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Lord Janner attends court for first time over abuse claims

Lord Janner has appeared at court for the first time to face 22 counts of historical child abuse.

The 87-year-old had been ordered to attend the hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in person this morning, but did not arrive as his legal team launched a last-minute bid to have him appear via video link.

Accusing the defence of "messing around", the district judge dismissed the application and ruled he must make a personal appearance.

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Lord Janner case adjourned for a week

The hearing into allegations of child sexual abuse involving Lord Janner has been adjourned to 14 August, when a decision will be made on how he will appear.

The peer did not attend today's hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, with his lawyer saying he was "unfit" to appear due to his dementia, but chief magistrate Howard Riddle ruled Lord Janner must appear in court.

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